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Ironwood Capital promotes Levental to MD

Ironwood Capital said Monday it made the following senior level promotions: Alex Levental to MD, Zachary Luce to CFO and Paul Witinksi to director. Avon, Connecticut-based Ironwood makes non-control growth investments in middle market companies.

BKM Capital hires Mercury Capital for Fund I

BKM Capital said Monday it has hired Mercury Capital Advisors as its placement agent and Cortland Capital Market Services as fund administrator for its upcoming pool. Irvine, California-based BKM invests in multi-tenant industrial properties in metro areas across the Western U.S. BKM said it plans to target $200 million to $300 million for its first time fund.

Five Elms invests in Field Agent

Five Elms Capital said Tuesday it has made a follow-on investment in Field Agent. Financial terms weren’t announced. Fayetteville, Arkansas –based Field Agent provides an app that collects data from shoppers. Five Elms previously invested in Field Agent in 2013.

Marlin Equity buys HomecareCRM

Marlin Equity Partners said Tuesday it has acquired HomecareCRM LLC. Financial terms weren’t announced. HomecareCRM has merged with SigmaCare, a Marlin portfolio company. Birmingham, Alabama-based HomecareCRM provides customer relationship management software to the long-term and post-acute care sector.

Hellman & Friedman to sell Wood Mackenzie for $2.8 bln

Verisk Analytics Inc. said Tuesday it has agreed to buy Wood Mackenzie from Hellman & Friedman and other Wood shareholders. The purchase price is 1.850 billion pounds or about U.S. $2.8 billion. The deal will include a combination of about $2 billion in debt and up to $800 million in equity, Verisk said. Verisk, of Edinburgh, United Kingdom, provides data analytics and commercial intelligence for the energy, chemicals, metals and mining verticals. Morgan Stanley and BofA Merrill Lynch provided financial advice to Verisk while Deutsche Bank and Lazard advised Wood Mackenzie.

Mejia named MD at Peter J. Solomon Company

Peter J. Solomon Company said Monday it named Juan Mejia an MD in the firm’s Media, Entertainment, Communications and Technology Group. Mejia joined Solomon in 2009.

Vector closes $120 mln ChyronHego buy

Vector Capital has completed its buy of ChyronHego Corp. The deal was valued at $120 million. Melville, New York-based ChyronHedgo provides broadcast graphics creation, play-out and data visualization for live television, news and sports production.

Logibec buys MediaMed Tech

Logibec Group, which is backed by GI Partners, has acquired MediaMed Technologies. Financial terms weren’t announced. Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Quebec-based MediaMed provides software for healthcare organizations.

Harvest Hill Beverage to buy American Beverage for $55 mln

Harvest Hill Beverage Co., a portfolio company of Brynwood Partners, has agreed to buy American Beverage Corp. from Wessanen for about $55 million. Rye Brook, N.Y.-based ABC makes and markets fruit drinks, ready-to-drink alcoholic drinks and non-alcoholic cocktail mixers. Brands include Little Hug Fruit Barrels, Big Hug, Guzzler as well as Daily’s drinks and mixers.

Baird Capital invests in Carsing

Baird Capital said Monday that its China Growth Equity team has agreed to invest in Carsing’s Series A financing round. FLAG Squadron Capital and Delta Capital also participated. Financial terms weren’t announced. Carsing is a Shanghai-based used car auction platform.